Today is Tuesday. And at the Y, every Tuesday in January has been dubbed “Open House” day.

Open House was created by the membership team to help spread the word about the Y’s new branding, and to hopefully help increase membership numbers for the New Year. To me, this simply means new faces to meet and interact with in the wellness center, so come on in and chat me up!

Out with the old, in with the new

Sidenote: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I do not work for membership. I only work in the health center, which is in part, a part of the CMC hospital system here in Charlotte. So I do not benefit from membership numbers increasing (or decreasing) in any way, shape or form. My sole purpose of announcing this? I just want to help people know their options, and have the opportunity to be active during a time of year when it’s so hard to find the motivation to get outside (especially with all of the iiiiice we have right now!)

What’s neat about Open House is that anyone can come into the Y and workout/use the facility for free. And by facility, I am talkin’ the whole nine-yards… the multiple gymnasiums, the umpteen different classes, the weight machines, free weights centers, men’s/women’s wellness centers, steam room, the two pools, hot tub, Zumba, body-pump, cardio-dance (my fav!!), athletic conditioning, spinning classes, the FitBar, the racquetball courts, the barbershop, dry-cleaners, the masseuse, the yoga/Pilates studios… if it’s at the Y, you’ve got access to it. (You can look up class times and locations here.)

In addition, anyone who shows up (and isn’t already a member) will get a two-week free membership pass. Say what now? Two weeks free? Talk about saving a buttload of money. If that isn’t motivation enough to come in, I don’t know what is. And here’s a tip: if you come in today and get your free pass… you’ll be able to do your thing for two weeks and come back the last Tuesday in January to get another two-week free pass. Um, Hello… a whole free month Y membership —you just saved yourself 70 bucks (ish, I honestly have no idea what the rates are since I get my membership for free) and a whole lot of frostbite! Sounds like a win to me.

So if you decide to stop by the Y today, come by the wellness center and say hello! I’ll even sit ya down, strap a cuff on your (upper) arm, and show you your blood pressure. Promise, it’s not scary. I’ll even give you one of those yellow Lance Armstrong live-strong bands. And a water bottle, for good measure.

Girl, you are so right! Back before I worked for the Y I only had to pay $7/month thanks to their pathways program (financial assistance)– they really do make it available to everyone under the sun, regardless of income

Yayyyy! So exciting! You can actually come anytime you want this week — they’re extending “Open house” to everyday this week due to all of the crazy weather! We’ve been having a lot of homeless people come in to stay warm during the day (since the shelters are closed to them during the day) to shower and stay warm. It’s so humbling to talk with them. Breaks my heart, but I’m glad we are able to offer them a place to go during the day.

I don’t work for CMC directly… I work directly for the YMCA. I just work in the CMC health center at the YMCA… confusing, I know! But, I do work alongside some of the nurses there, so I think it’s safe to say that I have both YMCA staff and CMC staff as my coworkers. So neat that you want to work for Levine! I hope that works out for you 🙂

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My name is Allison and I am a public health professional living in Charlotte, NC. This blog gives a peek into my life, such as the adventures of my fabulous little puppy, Happy, as well as my boo, Ryan, as we continue to create a home for ourselves in the good 'ole South as newlyweds.

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All of the posts on my blog are simply based off of my own personal experience and my own opinion, so take what I say with a grain of (sea)salt. Although I am a health educator, I am by no means a registered dietitian, a registered nurse or a certified personal trainer (despite what many people at the YMCA think). However, I do know more than the average person about certain subject matter since I hold a B.S. in Health and Exercise Science and am pursing my MPH from Chapel Hill. Oh, and one last thing, I am not a grammar queen or spelling-bee champ, so please forgive me for any errors you come across!